[3] Anderson began his dance career at the Royal Opera Ballet but was unhappy as a performer.
In 1969, Anderson joined the Stuttgart Ballet as they were preparing for a two-week performance schedule in New York.
[2] In 1994, he proposed that the board of directors promote Chan-hon Goh as the company's first Chinese Canadian principal dancer.
[4] He left the National Ballet of Canada in 1995, citing continued funding cuts from the government.
[5][3] Anderson had trained Eric Gauthier, who joined him as a member of his ensemble when he became Director of the Stuttgart Ballet.